Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-10-13
LlNcoLN's NOMINATION.
Announcement Of the Ballots In the Chi.
caE0 Convention Of 1860.


decisive. the very first ballot foreshad.
owed accurately the final result The
complimentary candidates received
the tribute of admiration from Their
respective States. Vermont voted fol
Collamcr, and New Jersey for Dayton,
each solid. Pennsylvania's compli-
ment to Cameron was shorn of sis
votes. four of which went at once for
Lincoln. Ohio divided her compli.
ment. 81 for Chase. for Mclean, and
at once gave Lincoln her remaining
votes. Missouri voted solid for her
! candidate, Bates. who also received a
scattering tribute from other delega-
4! tons. But ali these compliments were
of little avail to their recipients. f.,
far above each lowered the aggregates
of the leading candidates: Seward,
1734; Lincoln. 1O2
In the ground-swell of suppressed
excitement which pervaded the con-
ventiOn there was no time TO analyze
this vote; nevertheless. delegates and
spectators felt the full force of its
premonitiOn; to all who desired
the defeat of Seward it pointed out
the winning man with unerring Ger
tainty. Another little wranglc ever
some disputed and protesting delegate
made the audience almost furious at
the delay. and Call the roll!'' sounded
from thousand threats.
A second ballot was begun at last.
and. obeying force as sure as the
law of gravitation, the former compile
mentary votes came rushing to Lin
coin. The whole 10 votes of COL
lamer, A from Cameron, from Chase
and Mclean, were now cast for him.
followed bv scatter of additions
along the whole roll-call. In this bal
lot Lincoln CAMEL 70 votes. S'ward
only H.. The faces of the New York
delegation whitcncd as the balloting
progressed and rs the torrent Of Lin
coin S popularity became river Tie
result Of the second ballot was: Sew
ard. 1S44; Lincoln, ISL; scattering. 993.
When the vote of Lincoln was an
nounced there was n tremendous burst
of applause. which the chairman pru-
IDENTIFY, but with difficulty, controlled
and silenced.
The third ballot was begun amid
breathless suspense; hundreds of PEN
ellis kept pace with the roll-call. and
nervously marked the changes on their
<ol1U- chnnf Tho
steadily swellcd and grew. Votes
came TO him from all the other cam
didates-41 from Seward, from Cam
eron, Is from Bates. IS from Chase, 8
from Dayton. s from Mclean. from
Clay. Lincoln had gained 509; Sew
ard had lost A.! Long before the
official tellers footed up their columns.
spectators and delegates made the
reckoning and knew the result: Lin
coin, 231!; Seward. 1so. Counting
the scattering votes. 465 ballots had
been cast, and 2S3 were necessary to Il
choice; only 1. votes more were needed
to make a nomination.
A profound stiffness suddenly fell
upon the wigwaa.; the men ceased to
talk and the ladies to futter their fans;
one could distinctly hear the scratch
ing of pencils and the ticking of telc-
graph instruments on the reporters
tables. No announcement had been
made by the chair; changes were in
order. and it was only question of
seconds who should speak first. While
every one was leaning forward IN in
tense expectancy, Mr.. Cartier sprang
upon his chair and reported Il change
of four Ohio votes from Chase to LIN
coin. There was a moments pause-a
teller waved his tally-sheet toward the
skylight and shouted name-and then
the boom of cannon on the roof of
the wigwam announced the nomina-
ton to the crowds in the streets, wher,
shouts and sa!utes took up and spread
the news. In the convention the Lin
coin river now became an inundation.
Amid the widest hurrahs, delegation
after delegation changed lis vote to the
victor.
A graceful custom prevails in order
ly American conventions, that the
chairman of the vanqGished delegation
is first to greet the nominee with
short address of party fealty and
promise of party support. Mr.. Evar;s.
the spokesman for New York. essaycd
promptly to perform this courteous
Office. bu. was delayed while b. the
enthusiasm and confu sion. The din at
length subsidized. and the presiding Off
Ger announced that on the third ballot
Abraham Lincoln of Illinois received
364 votes, and sis selected as your
candidate for President of the United
S ates'' Then Mr. Evarts. in voice
of unconccaled emotion, but with adj
mirable dignity and touching elo-
quence. speaking for Seward and for
New York. moved to make the nominal
ton unanimous.--Ccn Life Of
Lincoln.
The Saskatchewan (Can.) Herald
says: Some weeks ago colony of !
grasshoppers Matched out on the plains
between the bush and Eagle Greek.
on the Swift Current trail. and for the